What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria?

0.57 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Nigeria: Drug use disorder deaths by age

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

15.14 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

14.57 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

51st

Nigeria rank

52nd

Drug use disorder deaths by age over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Nigeria

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 15.14 deaths against 14.57 deaths in Nigeria, a difference of 0.57 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.53 deaths	7.88 deaths	2.35 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	11.68 deaths	11.31 deaths	0.369 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	15.23 deaths	14.64 deaths	0.585 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drug use disorder deaths by age, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Nigeria?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 15.14 deaths against 14.57 deaths in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in drug use disorder deaths by age between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria?: 0.57 deaths, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for drug use disorder deaths by age?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Drug use disorder deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Drug use disorder deaths by age
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.